Winchester M14

[jake1945]

I took basic training at Ft. Leonard wood in the Fall of '65. We were issued new M14s and had to clean cosmoline out of them. Later, at Ft. Bragg we had M14s which, as a company, we were sent to 'Nam with them. Didn't get M16s till 11 months later.

 

[quikdraw67]

This is as close to a Winchester M14 that I'll ever get, barring a Powerball winning ticket.

A paperweight my buddy gave me some years ago.

 

[CLASSIC12]

I trained on that same type of rifle at Fort Leonard Wood, MO, in the summer of '69. The synthetic stock was the same "brown" tone and I loved it. I could take it into the shower to clean it, oil the metal parts a little and let the stock air dry - VOILA! Inspection ready rifle!



However, I see you did write M14 and your rifle has a selector switch - does the Swiss government allow anyone to own a fully automatic rifle?



That rifle would probably cost $30,000 here, not $3,000.

How much hassle is there in Switzerland to own a full-auto rifle?



I love the thought of having a relatively rare make of M-14, but the stock is terrible looking, looks like a department store shotgun stock, no offense meant. The hardware would look awesome in a Sage EBR or McMillan stock, or even a nice walnut Boyd's OE stock.

It's relatively easy. We are still allowed to acquire and possess full auto weapons for collection purposes, or professional needs. They require an exceptional permit, which has a few more conditions, such as already having a small collection, a bolted safe, bolts have to be stored separately and another permit is required to shoot them.

This limits interest in them and therefore they are fairly cheap here, say $ 2-2500 for an M16, $ 1500 for a Glock 18, HK MP5 start at $ 2000, a Thompson starts at $ 1800 etc..

 

[CLASSIC12]

Wow! It even has the full auto switch. They are a beast in full auto mode.

My issue M14 in the Army was made by H&R, but I saw M14s made by TRW and Winchester. All were very fine rifles.

I've shot the AR-10 in full auto, and it's lighter. Quite an experience as well

 

[CLASSIC12]

I took it to the 50 m outdoor range today, semi-auto only. It performed flawlessly, not a single hiccup. The good old .308 turned some heads too.

 

[BLACKHAWKNJ]

Another M-14 memory from BCT. We had bayonet training-"WHAT'S THE SPIRIT OF THE BAYONET !!!" and the buttstroke training on the swinging arm dummies. We were told-if you break the stock of your rifle, don't worry
about it. They wanted to encourage aggresiveness.

 

[Gene L]

Trained with an M 14 in basic, AIT, Ranger school. I didn't like it much; it was heavy and obsolete in 1967 when I was in school. But once I got out I kinda missed it so I got a M1A. Gathering dust in the corner of my spare room.

Firing one on automatic is an unsettling situation. Trained with the full auto one with the pistol grip/bipod where I was able to get single shots off if I watched my trigger finger. It was an accurate rifle in that mode but the second round would be about a foot high at 25 yards.